Chapter Summaries

Gu He gave Queen Medusa pills and taught her the Heaven-tier Heavenly Snake Art after sharing some of his cultivation with her. The chapter ended with Queen Medusa receiving the technique directly into her mind.

• Queen Medusa absorbed half a year of Gu He's cultivation and reached the nine-star Dou Zong realm, while Snake People outside the hall felt her immense pressure.
• Gu He gave Queen Medusa a Pill to Break Dou Zun and a healing pill, triggering system returns that gave him two Ninth-Grade Treasure Pills.
• Gu He insisted that Queen Medusa accept another gift and transferred the low-grade Heaven-tier Heavenly Snake Art into her mind.
• Gu He withdrew his palm after transmitting the complete Heavenly Snake Art to Queen Medusa.

Gu He gave Queen Medusa the Heaven-tier Heavenly Snake Art and prepared to leave, offering her a Void Jade Talisman so she could summon him if needed. When Queen Medusa recognized the talisman from her encounter with Liu Ling and a white-robed man, Gu He concealed his connection to it and urged her to keep the Snake People Tribe from provoking the Jia Ma Empire.

• Gu He transmitted the Heavenly Snake Art to Queen Medusa, then examined the vast energy sphere and two Pill Beasts in the System Space.
• Queen Medusa praised the cultivation art's suitability for the Snake People Tribe and pleaded with Gu He to stay when he said he had to leave.
• Gu He gave Queen Medusa a Void Jade Talisman and promised to come if she crushed it.
• Queen Medusa recognized the talisman from the one Liu Ling had used to summon a white-robed man and recounted her capture.
• Gu He pretended the white-robed man had made the talisman and warned Queen Medusa not to provoke the Jia Ma Empire; she promised to restrain her people.

After leaving the Snake People Tribe, Gu He was summoned by Yun Yun using a Void Jade Talisman when she reached Stone Desert City. The chapter left the couple reunited through Gu He's projection, while Liu Ling and Xiao Jin gave them privacy.

• Queen Medusa promised Gu He that the Snake People would avoid another clash with the Jia Ma Empire and considered his suggestion to settle in the Monster Beast Mountain Range.
• Gu He left the Snake People temple and headed toward the Misty Cloud Sect, thinking of Yun Yun.
• Yun Yun arrived at Stone Desert City as Liu Ling broke through to Dou Wang, and she learned from him that Gu He had visited days earlier.
• Yun Yun crushed a Void Jade Talisman, summoning Gu He's projection, and they reunited.
• Gu He told Yun Yun his true body was still on the way to the Misty Cloud Sect, and Liu Ling took Xiao Jin away to leave them alone.

Gu He reunited with Yun Yun in Stone Desert City, where Liu Ling had reached Dou Wang and refined the Green Lotus Core Flame. Gu He and Yun Yun headed toward the Monster Beast Mountain Range and passed Xiao Yan, whose teacher warned him that Gu He was a Dou Zun; Xiao Yan suspected Gu He had taken the Green Lotus Core Flame.

• Gu He arrived in Stone Desert City and praised Liu Ling for reaching Dou Wang and refining the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Gu He told Yun Yun that Xiao Yi Xian had already reached Dou Wang and might advance to Dou Emperor after digesting the contents of a ruin.
• Gu He instructed Liu Ling to return for the Alchemist Grand Meeting, then took Yun Yun through a spatial rift toward the Monster Beast Mountain Range.
• Gu He and Yun Yun noticed Xiao Yan traveling below and discussed his apparent Dou Wang cultivation, which Gu He said came from outside power.
• After Gu He and Yun Yun left, Elder Yao told Xiao Yan that a Dou Zun had passed nearby, and Xiao Yan suspected that Gu He had taken the Green Lotus Core Flame.

Xiao Yan reaffirmed his commitment to cultivating the Burning Art despite losing the chance to obtain the Green Lotus Core Flame. In the Monster Beast Mountain Range, Nalan Yanran was nearly killed by three Bloodthirsty Demonic Leopards before a powerful red-haired man rescued her.

• Elder Yao told Xiao Yan that someone else had likely taken the Green Lotus Core Flame and urged him to continue pursuing other Heavenly Flames.
• Xiao Yan rejected the idea of abandoning the Burning Art and hurried to meet Xiao Ding and Xiao Li.
• Gu He and Yun Yun searched the Monster Beast Mountain Range for Nalan Yanran while she fought three fourth-tier Bloodthirsty Demonic Leopards.
• Nalan Yanran ran out of Dou Qi, was wounded, and fell helplessly before the leopards.
• A red-haired man killed all three Bloodthirsty Demonic Leopards with ease and turned to face Nalan Yanran.

Crimson Flood Dragon rescued Nalan Yanran and revealed that Gu He had secretly assigned him to protect her. Gu He and Yun Yun reunited with Nalan Yanran, treated her wounds, and comforted her about her training before Gu He announced he would pass power to her.

• Crimson Flood Dragon told Nalan Yanran that Gu He had sent him to protect her, then Gu He and Yun Yun arrived on the Black Scaled Cold Flood Dragon.
• Yun Yun supported the injured Nalan Yanran while Gu He gave her a Recovery Pill and treated her leg wound.
• Nalan Yanran learned that Crimson Flood Dragon had been protecting her and defended him when he blamed himself for her injury.
• Nalan Yanran recounted her training and admitted she had not met Gu He's goals, but Gu He reassured her that he was pleased with her progress.
• Gu He said Nalan Yanran's improved physical condition would let her endure power transmission longer, and she excitedly realized he would pass power to her.

Gu He returned to the Misty Cloud Sect with Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran after transmitting cultivation that raised Nalan Yanran to an eight-star Dou Ling. The next morning, he gave Yun Yun a Nine Nether Sparrow egg that was about to hatch, and she asked what kind of creature it was.

• Gu He transmitted cultivation to Nalan Yanran, raising her from a nine-star Great Dou Master to an eight-star Dou Ling, while the system returned cultivation and improved healing items.
• Nalan Yanran agreed to return to the Misty Cloud Sect with Gu He and Yun Yun, and Black Scale carried them there in less than two days.
• Cai'er sensed Gu He's return and told Qing Lin, who chose to wait until he had finished handling his affairs before visiting him.
• Gu He and Yun Yun reunited in the Misty Cloud Sect's main hall, then spent the night together.
• The next morning, Yun Yun served Gu He soup, and he presented her with a Nine Nether Sparrow egg that was about to hatch.

Gu He and Yun Yun watched the black egg hatch into a Nine Nether Sparrow with strength comparable to a seventh-tier beast, which could already take human form. Gu He explained that Yun Yun could contract with the bird and fuse with it to share its talents, power, and lifespan.

• The black egg began hatching, and Gu He sealed the hall while feeding it Spirit Liquid to supply the energy it needed.
• The egg burst open in black flames, revealing a Nine Nether Sparrow that greeted Gu He as its master.
• Gu He discovered that the newborn bird already possessed seventh-tier strength and ordered it to take human form.
• The Nine Nether Sparrow transformed into a naked young woman, and Yun Yun covered Gu He's eyes before dressing her in a green dress.
• Gu He told Yun Yun that contracting with the Nine Nether Sparrow would let her fuse with it and share its abilities, strength, and lifespan.

Gu He introduced Yun Yun to the Nine Nether Sparrow and gave her a Nine-Colored Profound Fate Pill before she merged with the magical beast. Yun Yun reached the peak of the six-star Dou Emperor realm, and Gu Yun You began preparing for their contract.

• Gu He explained that the Nine Nether Sparrow could share her strength, talents, and lifespan with Yun Yun through a merger, and the girl agreed to serve Yun Yun.
• Yun Yun named the girl Gu Yun You, and Gu He presented Yun Yun with a Ninth-Grade Treasure Pill called the Nine-Colored Profound Fate Pill.
• Yun Yun asked Gu He to take her along on future travels and said she planned to relinquish the sect leader position after Yan Ran's duel with Xiao Family junior.
• Yun Yun swallowed the pill, whose energy was stored in nine places within her body while its remaining power raised her cultivation to the peak of the six-star Dou Emperor realm.
• Gu Yun You began the process of forming a contract with Yun Yun as black radiance and Black Flame enveloped her.

Gu He guided Yun Yun and Gu Yun You through a successful Bloodline Connection, allowing Yun Yun to draw on the Nine Nether Sparrow’s strength and lifespan. The chapter ended with Gu He comforting Yun Yun as Yun You withdrew from their kiss.

• Gu He warned Yun Yun to cooperate fully with Gu Yun You so they could establish their Bloodline Connection.
• Yun Yun and Gu Yun You infused their essence blood into a Black Flame pattern, which fused their blood and marked their bodies with a lasting connection.
• Gu Yun You entered Yun Yun’s body, and Yun Yun drew on her strength to reach the level of a Five-star Dou Zong.
• Gu Yun You explained that she could raise Yun Yun to a Nine-star Dou Zong and that their combined strength could rival a Dou Venerate.
• Yun Yun worried that she was holding Gu Yun You back, and Gu He reassured her that he would help her cultivate.
• Gu He and Yun Yun kissed, while Gu Yun You blushed and withdrew her senses from Yun Yun’s body.

Gu He returned to Nine-Colored Valley, where he rewarded Qing Lin and arranged for Yun Yun to cultivate on the Nine-Colored Green Lotus. Meanwhile, his clone lured the Soul Hall Venerable Elder away from the branch and revealed himself as an impostor, hinting that he had brought allies.

• Cai'er, Qing Lin, Crimson Flood Dragon, and Black Scale welcomed Gu He and Yun Yun to Nine-Colored Valley.
• Qing Lin presented the Longevity Pearls she had collected, and Gu He praised her progress before raising her cultivation to Three-star Great Dou Master.
• Gu He gave Qing Lin pills and placed Yun Yun on the Nine-Colored Green Lotus so she could cultivate amid its abundant energy.
• Gu He's soul clone, posing as Yun Protector, persuaded the Soul Hall Venerable Elder to pursue the supposed location of the Fallen Heart Flame.
• A hundred li from Soul Burial Ridge, Yun Protector stopped, revealed his Three-star Dou Zun strength, and said he had not come alone.
• The Soul Hall Venerable Elder remained confident that he could defeat Yun Protector, despite suspecting something was wrong.

A refined man defeated Soul Hall Elder Ye Ming and planted a Puppet Seed in his soul, gaining control of him. He planned to use Ye Ming to lure out a Soul Hall Heavenly Venerable and expand his control over Soul Hall.

• Yun Protector merged into a refined man, who attacked the black-robed Soul Hall Elder with Fallen Heart Flame and drove him to flee.
• The refined man used Within Reach, Yet Worlds Apart to catch the fleeing elder and beat him until he could no longer resist.
• The refined man planted a Puppet Seed in the elder’s soul, and Ye Ming awakened to serve him as Master.
• After learning Ye Ming’s memories, the refined man ordered him to lure his superior out by claiming he had found an unclaimed Fallen Heart Flame.
• Ye Ming set out to carry out the order, giving the refined man control over more than ninety percent of Soul Hall’s forces in the Northwest Continent.

Han Yue and Zi Yan arrived in Tianbei City on Han Yue’s Purple Demon Vulture and headed for the Han Family estate. Han Yue reunited with her father, who was astonished by her strength.

• Gu He ordered Ye Ming to bring the two strongest Soul Hall Protectors to him, then planted Puppet Seeds in their souls.
• Gu He began cultivating in seclusion to raise his avatar’s strength toward his main body’s level.
• Han Yue and Zi Yan flew toward Tianbei City on the newly hatched Purple Demon Vulture, and Han Yue told Zi Yan she would soon reach her home.
• City guards recognized Han Yue as the Han Family’s eldest young miss and let her pass despite the city rule against large flying beasts entering.
• Han Yue and Zi Yan descended over the Han Family estate, where Han Yue greeted her father, who reacted with excitement and surprise at her strength.

Han Yue introduced Zi Yan to her family and reunited with her younger sister, Han Xue. Zi Yan gave Han Xue a precious pill, and the sisters invited her to explore the city, though Zi Yan hesitated because of her mission.

• Han Yue introduced Zi Yan to her father and the other members of the Han Family.
• Han Yue and Zi Yan landed in the courtyard, where Han Xue ran to greet her older sister.
• Han Yue introduced Zi Yan as her senior sister, and Zi Yan accepted Han Xue’s apology for mistaking her for a little sister.
• Zi Yan gave Han Xue a Sixth-Grade Pill, and Han Xue accepted it after learning Zi Yan also had Seventh-Grade Pills.
• Han Yue and Han Xue invited Zi Yan to spend a few days exploring the city, but Zi Yan hesitated because of her mission.

Han Yue, Han Xue, and Zi Yan spent time together in Tianbei City, where Zi Yan beat Hong Tao and a peak Dou Wang elder after they blocked the sisters’ way. The three returned to the Han Family estate after the confrontation spoiled their outing.

• Han Xue said she wanted to attend Jia Nan Academy, and Han Yue hoped she would join her there in two years.
• Han Yue left the Purple Demon Vulture in her courtyard and took Han Xue and Zi Yan to explore Tianbei City.
• Hong Tao and his guards blocked the three women in the northern district, and Zi Yan punched Hong Tao, leaving him badly injured.
• A peak Dou Wang elder attacked Zi Yan, but she kicked him aside and left him unable to move.
• Zi Yan and the Han sisters ended their stroll and returned to the Han Family estate.

Han Chi questioned Han Yue about her powerful master and reassured her that the Han Family would stand by her after Zi Yan injured Hong Tao. Meanwhile, Hong Li refused to intervene in Hong Liang’s dispute and ordered an investigation into Zi Yan and Han Yue’s connections.

• Han Chi asked Han Yue about her years away and learned that her master was stronger than the Han Family’s Grand Elder.
• Han Chi told Han Yue not to worry about the marketplace incident and promised not to yield if the Hong Family sought trouble.
• Hong Liang demanded that Hong Li seek justice for Hong Tao, but Hong Li rebuked him for Hong Tao’s conduct toward Han Yue.
• Hong Liang left with the injured Hong Tao after Hong Li forbade the other elders from interfering.
• Hong Li told the elders that Zi Yan had at least Three-star Dou Emperor combat strength and ordered them to investigate her and Han Yue’s sect connections.

Zi Yan said farewell to Han Yue and Han Xue, then set out from Tianbei City and was surrounded by masked attackers. The attackers revealed their connection to Hong Tao and moved to capture her.

• Hong Li ordered his men to investigate Han Yue and arrange her marriage to Hong Chen if she had a powerful master.
• Zi Yan promised Han Xue she would return within two years and gave her a box of precious Spirit Medicine Pills before leaving.
• Han Yue told Han Xue she would enter the next Four Pavilion Grand Competition and instructed her to watch out for the Hong Family while she was away.
• Outside Tianbei City, Zi Yan stopped to study a map after noticing eight people following her.
• A masked peak Seven-star Dou Emperor and his companions surrounded Zi Yan, and the leader revealed his resemblance to Hong Tao and said he would capture her for Tao'er.

Zi Yan fought off Hong Liang and the Hong Family men pursuing her, revealing strength that overwhelmed even a Seven-star Dou Emperor. She left with her map, while Hong Li later found Hong Liang badly injured and learned that Zi Yan had defeated him.

• Hong Liang revealed his resemblance to Hong Tao and led his men in an attempt to capture Zi Yan.
• Zi Yan blocked Hong Liang’s broadsword with her fist, astonishing him and the men surrounding her.
• Zi Yan used Aurora Fist to kill the other pursuers and send Hong Liang flying into the forest with a severe chest wound.
• Zi Yan collected her map and left the hill without concern.
• Hong Li and two Hong Family elders found the injured Hong Liang, who identified Zi Yan as the one who had defeated him.

Hong Li ordered Hong Liang hidden and prepared to apologize to the Han Family after learning that Zi Yan had defeated Hong Liang’s group. Meanwhile, Gu He traveled to the Black Corner Region and set a trap for Blood Heavenly Venerate, who arrived believing he had found the Fallen Heart Flame.

• Hong Liang told Hong Li that a young girl had defeated all eight members of his group, and Hong Li suspected she was a transformed magical beast with a powerful master.
• Hong Li ordered Hong Liang and Hong Tao taken out of Tianbei City and told the others to conceal their connection to the Hong Family; he then set off to apologize to the Han Family.
• Gu He learned that Ye Ming had persuaded Blood Heavenly Venerate to pursue the Fallen Heart Flame, so he left Yun Yun and headed for the Black Corner Region.
• Gu He reached the agreed valley, waited in hiding, and summoned his clone to help prepare an ambush.
• Blood Heavenly Venerate approached the valley with Ye Ming, sensed the Fallen Heart Flame’s aura, and spotted Gu He’s white-robed figure below.

Blood Heavenly Venerate attacked the white-robed man to seize the Fallen Heart Flame, but Ye Ming betrayed him and joined the man and Gu He. Badly wounded and unable to escape, Blood Heavenly Venerate faced the three opponents closing in on him.

• Blood Heavenly Venerate interrupted the white-robed man's refinement and demanded that he hand over the Fallen Heart Flame.
• The white-robed man evaded Blood Heavenly Venerate's attack, and Ye Ming joined Blood Heavenly Venerate in pursuing him.
• Gu He appeared from a bolt of silver lightning and helped the white-robed man clash with Blood Heavenly Venerate.
• As Blood Heavenly Venerate retreated from their collision, Ye Ming attacked him from behind and severely wounded him.
• Blood Heavenly Venerate tried to escape through space, but Gu He pursued him and struck him again.
• Gu He's avatar and Ye Ming closed in on Blood Heavenly Venerate as he acknowledged the strength of their group.